It never stops, and has been the subject of study by thinkers and philosophers.
We all would have liked to be able to stop time sometime in our lives, to enjoy more than one day of rest, our loved ones or simply one of those moments that you only live once.
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Phrases about time (and reflections)
Although we cannot stop time, what we can do is read and reflect from the hand of philosophers and thinkers on how they have learned to live with the passage of time and the passing of the years.
In the text that you will read below you will be able to find the 80 best famous phrases about the passage of time . We hope that they will help you to have a broader vision of how we should deal with it.
1. Time to time and patience from a distance. (Unknown author)
Being patient everything comes in its time, patience is a great virtue.
2. A man who dares to waste an hour of his time has not discovered the value of life. (Charles Darwin)
Our time is limited and we must not waste a single minute.
3. If you love life, don’t waste time, because time is what life is made of. (Bruce Lee)
The time available to our lives is a resource that we must know how to manage.
4. The time you have spent with your rose is what makes it important. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
Giving time to something makes it important in our lives, because it is a time that will not be recovered.
5. Time is an illusion. (Albert Einstein)
Our perception of time is limited to our senses and our ability to perceive it.
6. It’s never too late to be who you want to be. There is no time limit. (Eric Roth)
As long as you have time, you can still do what you wanted to do.
7. If you spend too much time thinking about something, you will never achieve it. (Bruce Lee)
Acting is also important since at some point one must take action.
8. What we can do is decide what to do with the time we have been given. (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Our ability to decide how to manage our time does not give us control of our lives.
9. Books have a unique way of stopping time at a particular moment. (Dave Eggers)
When we immerse ourselves in reading, we lose the perception of the passing of time.
10. All great achievements take time. (Maya Angelou)
Great deeds often require a lot of time and effort to accomplish.
11. There are times when I wish I could turn back the clock and make all the sadness go away, but I feel like if I did, all the happiness would go too. (Nicholas Sparks)
The good and bad things in life often alternate and if we went back we would lose both.
12. Time is a boss who gives the same opportunities to everyone. Every human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes each day. (Denis Waitley)
Time is the same for all living beings, and what we do with it is what differentiates us.
13. Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you can’t get more time. (Jim Ron)
Time is a gift and it is finite, once we use it up we cannot get it back.
14. What you see as valuable is not time but a point that stands out in time: the now. Now that is valuable. (Eckhart Tolle)
The most valuable moment of time in our lives is now, since it is where we really have the capacity to act.
15. My favorite things in life don’t cost money. It is very clear that the most valuable resource we all have is time. (SteveJobs)
Steve Jobs, before he left, left us great phrases like this.
16. People won’t have time for you if you’re always angry or complaining. (Stephen Hawking)
Time is too valuable to waste with toxic attitudes… let’s learn to be happier!
17. Don’t worry about whether the world will end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia. (Charles M. Schulz)
When a new day begins for you, it has already begun for many other people.
18. Most people spend more time and energy dealing with problems than trying to solve them. (Henry Ford)
Going over problems is often a mania that does not lead us to really tackle them.
19. Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. (George Orwell)
With our actions we control our life, and our time management dictates where it will take us.
20. Time changes everything, except something in us that is always surprised by change. (Thomas Hardy)
Our ability to surprise ourselves is something we carry with us throughout our lives.
21. It’s about being here now, which is what’s important. There is no past or future. Time is a very tricky thing. (George Harrison)
Living in the now is something that we don’t usually do because of the problems or concerns that life brings us, but it is the only thing we can do to try to solve them.
22. Patience and time do more than strength or passion. (Jean de La Fontaine)
With time and patience everything in life is achieved, it is something we can call dedication.
23. You can be late, but time will not. (Benjamin Franklin)
Time will stop before no one and can lead you to miss out on once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.
24. If you find some way or a way to live second by second, then you will live forever (Lauren Oliver)
As long as we live in the moment, it can really be said that we are living life to the fullest, because we enjoy every second.
25. There is enough time, but none to spare. (Charles W. Chestnutt)
Every second of our life is as valuable as the previous one, and the same as the next one.
26. The only bad thing about immortality is that it tends to last forever… (Herb Caen)
Immortality is a dream that many people share, but if it were to happen, we would also be aware that it can be lonely.
27. The past always looks better than it was. It’s more than nice, since he’s not here. (FinleyPeter Dunne)
An internal mechanism of the brain called declinism makes us tend to always remember more the good times of the past than those that were not so good.
28. Old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. (Francis Bacon)
The passing of time can help us improve as individuals.
29. Work is hard, distractions are plentiful, and time is short. (Adam Hoschschild)
Time passes quickly, and when we are busy it seems to speed up.
30. Time was God’s first creation. (Walter Lang)
With the beginning of time, creation begins.
31. We must use time as a tool, not as a sofa. (John F. Kennedy)
Let’s take advantage of the time and not waste it out of laziness.
32. One today is worth two tomorrows. (Benjamin Franklin)
Let’s not leave for tomorrow what we can do today.
33. If time could be killed without hurting eternity… (Henry David Thoreau)
Existence is not possible without a time base, everything begins and ends with time.
34. There is more to life than simply increasing your speed. (Mahatma Gandhi)
Knowing how to stop and reflect makes us more aware of the present and how to live it.
35. Punctuality is the virtue of the boring. (Evelyn Waugh)
The unpunctual person is usually due to the excess of projects he carries, and the punctual person due to the absence of them. But it is also a matter of respect and knowing how to organize one’s time.
36. I must rule the clock, it will not rule by itself. (Golda Meir)
Golda Meir tells us about our ability to manage time and the control we must exercise over it.
37. When time is spent, eternity begins. (Helen Hunt Jackson)
The end of days begins when we run out of time.
38. Time is the currency of your life. Be careful not to let other people pay for you. (Carl Sandberg)
Let’s not waste our time on people who are not worth it, because we will never get it back.
39. We must use time creatively. (Martin Luther King Jr.)
What we build in life is limited by our time.
40. Do you know that old age can come with grace, strength and fascination? (Walt Whitman)
Over the years we can really find ourselves and grow as people.
41. Until you value your time, you can’t do anything with it. (M. Scott Peck)
The first thing we must address in order not to waste our time is to be aware of its limitation.
42. The past is a ghost, the future a dream and the only thing we have is now. (Bill Cosby)
The only thing we can be sure of in life is the moment we are living right now, because the past is past and the future is uncertain.
43. Stop acting like life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were the last. The past is already gone. The future is not guaranteed. (Wayne Dyer)
We tend to think that our time is inexhaustible and that leads us to not take advantage of every moment.
44. People who cannot find time for recreation are bound sooner or later to find time for illness. (John Wanamaker)
The end comes to all of us and when it comes we won’t be able to do anything… Let’s live now!
45. True old age is not having the desire to do new things. (Tresiot Elliot)
With the arrival of old age our desires for youth die.
46. The value and respect of time determine success or failure. (Malcolm X)
Giving time the value it deserves makes us more efficient in its use.
47. There is no advantage in rushing through life. (Masashi Kishimoto)
Wanting to live too fast makes us not realize the small and wonderful things that we can find.
48. Enjoy life. There’s plenty of time to be dead. (Hans Christian Anderson)
Our life is unique and we must make the most of it.
49. Time, which sees everything, puts each one in his place. (Sophocles)
Over time our decisions lead us to where we need to be.
50. Men talk about killing time, while silent time kills them. (Dion Boucicault)
Wasting time is something we should never do, let’s learn to make better use of it.
51. Five minutes are enough to dream a lifetime. (Mario Benedetti)
Good times are rare and they are the ones we remember the most over the years.
52. Old age and the passage of time teach all things. (Sophocles)
Maturity allows us to grow individually and fulfill ourselves.
53. There is a time for everything, even when there is no place to go. (Tennessee-Williams)
Getting bored is something we learn as children, and it teaches us to manage our time.
54. Everything happens to everyone. Sooner or later, there is enough time. (George Bernard Shaw)
In the end everything comes the good and the bad, because time passes inexorably.
55. Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t expect something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think about how precious the time you have to spend is, whether at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. (Earl Nightingale)
Our ability to be happy is linked to our ability to live in the present.
56. Healing is a matter of time, but sometimes it is also a matter of opportunity. (Hippocrates)
Time heals our wounds, as long as we really want to heal them and they allow us to do so.
57. Yesterday is the past, tomorrow is the future, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. (Bill Keane)
Bill Keane explains to us the reason for the use of the present term, without a doubt something to remember.
58. Take time to be nice and say ‘thank you’. (Zig Ziglar)
Giving thanks to our congeners improves your passage through time and that of others.
59. There are no secrets that time does not reveal. (Jean Racine)
Time makes that what was not obvious to us, we can, with perspective, see it.
60. It’s pretty scary knowing how fast time flies. (James Wan)
With the passing of time we realize that we have a limited amount of it and that terrifies us, but it also makes us be more consistent with its use.
61. We didn’t lose the game; we just ran out of time. (VinceLombardi)
Sports games and practices also usually have a time limitation, which can lead us to victory or defeat depending on its use.
62. Health is what makes you feel that now is the best time of the year. (FranklinPierce Adams)
Our state of health allows us to be able to take full advantage of our time or not, we lived longer as long as there is health!
63. Silence is as deep as eternity, superficial speech as time. (Thomas Carlyle)
Silence will accompany us from the moment of our death, let us say today what we cannot say tomorrow because there will be no going back.
64. The time will come when the world goes silent and the only sound there will be will be your heart. (Sarah Desen)
Our opinion is the most important for ourselves, learning to listen to ourselves is very important so as not to let ourselves be carried away by others.
65. It is said that time heals all wounds. I do not agree with that. The wounds remain. Over time, the mind covers them with scars and the pain lessens but never goes away. (Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy)
That which once marked us will never be forgotten, but over time we will learn to live with it.
66. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We only have today. Let’s start. (Mother Teresa)
Mother Teresa of Calcutta leaves us this phrase to encourage us to live in the present, to live in the now.
67. They say that time heals all wounds, but that means that the source of the pain is finite. (Cassandra Clare)
When the time comes, what worries us ceases to be important and allows us to continue advancing in our lives.
68. Unfortunately, the clock keeps ticking, the hours keep passing. The past increases. The future withdraws. Chances diminish, regret piles up. (Haruki Murakami)
Let’s live in the now so we don’t regret tomorrow what we don’t do today.
69. All we have left is now. We can learn from the past but we cannot relive it. We can look forward to the future but we don’t know if there is one. (George Harrison)
Another great phrase of why the current moment is the most precious in our lives. All members of The Beatles live or have lived exciting lives because they knew they should and wanted to live them.
70. Don’t waste time with anger, regrets, worries and resentments. Life is too short to be unhappy. (Roy T. Bennett)
Toxic feelings should have no place in our lives, being happy and making others happy will take us where we want to be.
71. Top 15 Things Money Can’t Buy: Time, Happiness, Inner Peace, Integrity, Love, Character, Manners, Health, Respect, Morals, Trust, Patience, Class, Common Sense, and Dignity. (Roy T. Bennett)
Time, feelings and values cannot be bought with money, we have to earn them by growing as people.
72. Sometimes I feel that if you look at things, if you sit still and look at the world in front of you, I would swear that time stops for a second, just for a second. (Lauren Oliver)
When we are at peace with ourselves we can lose the perception of time and almost notice for a second that it stops.
73. A day spent with someone you love can change everything. (Mitch Alborn)
Love is something with which we never waste our time, because how better to spend time if not with the person you love?
74. Being with you and being without you is the only way I have to measure time. (Jorge Luis Borges)
For a person in love, the time he spends without his beloved is wasted time.
75. My past is everything I failed at. (Fernando Pesoa)
If we failed in the past it does not mean that we should fail in the present because it is a new opportunity.
76. Muddy water clears up better when left alone. (Alan W. Watts)
Alan Watts tells us with his words that time puts everything in its place, absolutely right.
77. The more you focus on time, whether past or future, the more you miss the now, which is the most valuable thing there is. (unknown author)
Fantasizing about a better past or longing for an unreal future makes us not focus on our present, which is where we really live.
78. There will be time, there will be time. (TS Elliot)
Everything comes in its time, we should not rush things because it can lead us to not reach our goals.
79. The future has come and gone in the dispiriting way that futures do. (Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman)
The future comes and goes because time never stops, let’s live the present because in the future it will already be past.
80. People assume that time is a strict progression of cause and effect. But in reality, from a non-linear and non-subjective point of view, time is a big hesitant ball that comes and goes. (Steven Moffat)
Our perception of the passage of time depends on how we want to approach it, since our perspective of the passing of time and how we should manage it can be something very personal.
To the classic question “what do you do?” I always answer “basically I am a psychologist”. In fact, my academic training has revolved around the psychology of development, education and community, a field of study influenced my volunteer activities, as well as my first work experiences in personal services.